The Read

Season 1

A series of creative performance readings of iconic British novels. Each episode is directed by emerging talent from the New Creatives scheme.

Where to Watch The Read • Season 1

4 Episodes

  • The Lonely Londoners
    E1
    The Lonely LondonersThe Lonely Londoners is a creative reading of Sam Selvon's 1956 novel, portraying the Windrush Generation as they search for work and a prosperous future in late 1940s London.
  • On the Black Hill
    E2
    On the Black HillBased on the 1982 novel, On the Black Hill is about identical twin brothers who grow up on a farm in rural Wales and never leave home.
  • The Day of the Sardine
    E3
    The Day of the SardineSet in a working-class community in Newcastle at the beginning of the 60s, the story charts a young man's uneasy passage into adulthood.
  • A Vision of Loveliness
    E4
    A Vision of LovelinessLiv Hill delivers a performance reading of "A Vision of Loveliness" by Louise Levene. A darkly comic novel that reveals the seedy underbelly of London in the 1960s, rich with period detail.

 

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